The Best Date With Myself

drip. drip. drop.
drop. drip. drip. drop.

This is the sound I've been hearing regularly the last few weeks. Being originally from upstate New York, rain is not an unfamiliar weather pattern. But after living in the dry desert for the past few years, I can't help but be in awe every time it rains. I always hated rain growing up. I mean, it would ruin my play dates in the park after all! But now, I seem to find myself always looking forward to a good rainy day.

Nonetheless, tonight was one of those wishy, washy rainy evenings where it would rain, then stop, then rain some more - you get the idea. It just happens that I was alone, something I have become unaccustomed to living with my boyfriend Andrew. I love being with him and I love living with him just the same. But on this lonely, rainy night, I was happy to be companionless.

I stood at the counter eating a salad made up of all the vegetables in my refrigerator. I drank crystal light. I surfed the net and listened to some chic music. I practiced the same song on my guitar over and over in the living room. I took a hot bubble bath, something I rarely do. (Please note that I bathe regularly. I've just always been a shower girl. Tonight seemed like a good night to make peace with my inner-girl.) While thoroughly enjoying my bath, I read another chapter of Bergdorf Blondes, a mindless book about single female socialites gallivanting around New York City, while listening to classical solo piano music from my laptop close by. Then to top this rainy, single-yet not really single girl night, I dusted off what I refer to as the bible (my Sex and the City ultimate DVD collection) and watched one of my favorite episodes. It's the one titled "Ex and the City", (episode 18, season 2) where Carrie finds out Mr. Big is engaged to Natasha what's her face and the four girls sit around a table discussing how Carrie is just like K-kkk-kkk-Katie from the movie The Way We Were starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford.

After the episode ended, and I realized how much I missed my SATC fixes, Andrew walked in the door from a long days work. I jumped in his arms and we talked about our day and I secretly decided to promise myself more single-not really single girl dates in the future.